No Warning Message Appears Before Shutdown When Battery on Portable Computer Is Low or Critical

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This article was previously published under Q305907

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SYMPTOMS

After you bring your portable computer back from Standby or Hibernation mode, if the computer's battery is low, the computer may shut down without displaying any warning that the battery is in low or critical condition. The sudden shutdown can cause data loss or data corruption.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, contact the manufacturer to obtain the most recent version of the computer's BIOS.

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MORE INFORMATION

This behavior has been known to occur on NEC laptop computers.

For information about your hardware manufacturer, visit the following Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors/en-us (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors/en-us)

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